Post War
George and Alice on the day of their wedding; 10 April 1947.
Pilot Officer George V. Boudreau
On 12 May 1945, George received a Commission from King George the Sixth of England, and was Appointed to the rank of Pilot Officer in the RCAF.
Discharge and Awards
Honourable Discharge and Awards
On 20 Sept 1945, George was honourably discharged from active service and transferred to the RCAF Reserve.
Copies of some of the paperwork George went through to get hs 1939 - 1945 Star, and his France and Germany Star.
Family
George, Betty Ann, Rebecca
George, Betty Ann, Rebecca, Wayne, Larry
George in his Home Office as a Fisheries Officer.
George, Rebecca, Alice; 1969.
George walking his daughter, Betty Ann, down the aisle on her wedding day, 3 August 1973.
In 1960, George, and a group of veterans, decided to try to establish a branch of the Canadian Legion in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia. Through hard work and perseverance, they received a charter for Branch 155 in 1961. George served as Treasurer for a number of years, and remained on the Executive until his death in 1977. Branch 155 prospers to this day.
My radio controlled flying model of George's Spitfire, KH-M, SM313. It has a 5' wingspan, weighs about 10 pounds, and flies like a dream.
This is a real Mk XVI Spitfire. It is part of the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum in Manston, England. As it turns out, this particular Spitfire was assigned to 403 squadron on 18 April 1945, and was flown by Hank Zary (George's Commanding Officer) and Van Sainsbury (George's element lead on the day he was brought down). The museum has restored the airplane to April 1945 livery. It looks like any other Spitfire in 403 looked at the time. Notice the four victory markings beneath the cockpit; they are legitimate.
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21 Apr 1945, Bf 109 fighter. Pilot, S/L H.P.M Zary, DFC
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25 Apr 1945, Fw 189, twin engined reconnaissance aircraft. Pilot, F/O D. Leslie
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1 May 1945, Fw 190 fighter. Pilot, F/O R. B. Young
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3 May 1945, He 111 Bomber. Pilot F/O Fred Town.
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I visited the museum in May 2010. When I showed up with extracts from George's log I was treated like royalty. Click here to be taken to the Spitfire Museum's web site.
George in his Fishery Officer uniform. Geroge served Canada as a Federal Fisheries Officer for 30 years.
George died on 4 August 1977. He is buried in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, at St. Michael's Cemetary.
March, 1974
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